Alright, another chapter!

BizzyLizy - The cake is a lie.

RaNDoem - He shall, he shall. ;3 You're welcome. Yes, Killua is very famous. He is also very funny, as he, and I quote, plainly states, Justin Beiber: I have thousands of fans who all want to marry me; Killua: I have millions of fans and I'm not even real! XD

Justanimefanfics - I'm glad you like it! Yeah, this is the first time I've done one like this because I was always afraid of stepping outside the storyline or messing up the plot, but this is my best story so far, so I'm really happy I tried something new! XD I don't really know the guy. One of my best friends is obsessed with Kpop and showed me the music video and all I could think was KILLUA. :P

kri - Yet. :P

Amu Wants Noodles - Ikr? It's so Killua.

GracefulLeopard - Yes, yes he will. He's a hunter, and a few seconds on the phone is more than enough time for people with magical Nen to find someone. XD Well... I don't like G Dragon. Don't know him at all. My friend is obsessed with Kpop and shoved the music video in my face; all I could think was: KILLUA. :P I'm more of a Jpop, but I don't mind Kpop occasionally. But I didn't mind the song too much. :)

"It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure." - Ernie Harwell

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"Why do people like you always have to act like this?" I asked him, my Ten starting to flicker into Ren uncontrollably. Kakien started to back up, hitting the wall and flinching. "Let her go now. Or I. Will. Murder. You." It was not a real threat. I was lying, but my Nen said otherwise. I could see it in Kakien's eyes, he knew it. He knew I was lying. But he was still scared. So was Maki, but I was trying hard not to aim my Ren at her.

Kakien let go of the girl and fell to the ground. She ran away behind me towards the desk to hide. I walked over until I stood over him. He looked at me with a look of terror before putting his hands up in surrender.

"It's not my fault! The guy! Yeah! It was that Fuzen! He practically threw you at me!"

"Uh-huh."

"No! It's true! He said he didn't want to deal with you and he needed the money!" I glared at him for a second and he flinched back. "It's true! I swear on my life! I didn't want to deal with a hunter, I knew you were dangerous, but he insisted you weren't a threat! Please, I'll let you have a boat and you can leave, but please don't hurt me!"

"What about the other girls?"

"You can have Maki too!" I glared at him. "I don't have any bigger a boat!" I thought about his offer. I could take Maki and maybe another girl or two, and then come back later for the others. But by that time Kakien would probably be off and finding a new hideout.

"No deal."

"What?!" The man shouted in fury. I sighed.

Kai-san would be here soon. I knew he would. He was a hunter. He would find me.

"Come on Maki," I said as my Ren fell back into Ten. I looked back at the girl who quickly nodded and hurried out from under the desk, then followed me as we started out, leaving Kakien to his miserable wallowing.

When we got up, Maki had been silent the entire time. We'd gotten to the grassy exterior of the island and not a person was in sight.

"Hey! Everyone, we're back! You can come out now!" Maki yelled. No answer. The two of us looked at each other in slight worry until a familiar blonde peeked her head out of a thick bush. A huge wide-mouthed smile made its way to her face and her head disappeared before she came out running around the bush. The rest of the girls soon followed after her.

"Don't worry, help is on the way," I said with a smile. All the girls cheered in pure relief. I looked up at the sky with uncertainty though.

I hope.

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Kakien was really starting to get on my nerves. He was trying so hard to coax the girls back into that hell-hole of a cage under the ocean. Thankfully he stopped whenever I glared at him, but still he'd start up again later on. The guards were still locked in their cells with no way to escape, so Kakien was left all alone. He was pretty pathetic without his guards to back him up.

"He won't come," Kakien said for the third time. It was directed to me, but he was making sure not to actually talk to me.

I sighed and ignored him as I looked up at the sky. I had learned patience from the way I grew up, but the girls around me were starting to get antsy, wondering when Kai-san would be here and such... Kicking Kakien in the shin seemed like the best way to amuse them, as the younger girls frequently did until he cursed at them or I told them to stop. Many times I asked Maki if she could lock him up but of course, the doors were either broken or the cell was used by a guard. Maki had also already tossed the keys, so there was no way to lock the man up anyways. Right now he was just a mere nuisance.

"So, you really think he's coming?" Maki asked me. I nodded with hope flaring behind my brown eyes.

"It's Kai-san. He'll come." Maki sighed, tilting her head and looking at me out of the corner of her eye with a disproving look.

"How come you have so much faith in him?" I shrugged.

"Let me tell you a story," I started.

"I love stories!" One of the other girls who was nearby managed to hear and came running over to sit at my feet. Her loud voice brought the attention of many of the other girls, and they sat down in front of me, chattering away.

"Alright! Alright! I'll tell you all the story!" They quieted as they leaned in, focused on me to listen to my story. "Alright, so a long time ago...

"A long time ago there was a little girl, much like you and me. She had long beautiful white hair, pale blue eyes, and pale skin. She was very kind and loved people and the world around her. Her name was Snow White."

"Oh! Oh! I know this story!" One of the younger girls quickly interrupted, raising her hand and bouncing in her seat. I smiled.

"But didn't Snow White have black hair and brown eyes?" Another girl, much older, asked with a bored tone.

"Shh, this is a different story than you're thinking. May I continue?" The girl scoffed.

"Yes please!" Another younger girl quickly replied for her.

"Her name was Snow White. Her parents, the king and queen, had always wanted a son, someone to carry on their name; their legacy."

"What's a legacy?" Another girl interrupted yet again.

"Your lineage." Maki replied.

"What's a lineage?"

"Shh! It's your children and their children! Now shut up and listen!" Everyone was silent for a bit until I continued.

"They had always wanted a son, but they got a daughter instead. They hated their daughter because the queen you see was cursed. The queen could not have any children because of a curse placed on her by an evil fairy who liked to put curses on people. Thankfully there was a nice fairy who managed to lift the curse so the queen would be able to have one child, only one. The queen and king were very thankful, but when their child turned out to be a girl they became enraged with the fairy and their entire kingdom. They hid Snow White in the tallest tower in their castle and locked the door so she'd never escape. No one knew she was there, but they didn't care anyways. You see, people had started to hate the royal family because the queen and king were so mean to them. Eventually they passed away. Snow White had grown up in that tower all alone, not knowing anything about the world around her, but wishing she could one day explore and see the worlds outside her small room.

"Many years passed until she came to the age she was, never knowing her parents had passed away. She was skinny and frail, but never lost hope that somehow she'd escape. As it happened, the king and queen had been replaced by the Duke and his wife. His wife was a peasant who'd won his heart with her beauty. The Duke was the king's brother, not biologically, but still his brother and that's why he took the throne. The new king suddenly decided one day that one of the castle servants had struck him in the wrong way, so he decided to toss him out the tallest room in the castle. That just so happened to be the very same room Snow White was waiting in. When they reached the room, the king came across Snow White, who, for better or worse, was terrified of people because of the way her parents had treated her. She thought her parents had finally come back to punish her once again.

"However, no, it was the new king and a bunch of guards, dragging the poor servant to his doom. When the King saw Snow White, he recognized her as the late king and queen's daughter. He knew she was the rightful heir to the throne, but she was too young to run a country and had been locked up in the tower all her life, so first he needed to teach her. However, Snow White refused to leave the room while they had the boy in chains. I guess you can say she saved his life in a way, an unofficial royal pardon. The servant was indebted to Snow White for not letting them toss him out the window.

"When Snow White learned her parents were dead, she felt no guilt, on remorse, not even pity. She was neither happy nor sad. Her parents were like strangers to her. The new king treated her fairly, even though she was like a feral cat, afraid of everything and wanting to go back up and hide in her room. The king's wife didn't help, as she acted kind and generous, but behind her façade she was a cruel and vile woman. Eventually, the well-respected king died and the queen and Snow White were the only ones who ruled.

"However the queen knew that wasn't true. She had no claim to the throne as long as Snow White was alive. As long as Snow White was alive, the queen was not actually the queen. While she was in the village she heard of a hunter who could hunt anything for the right price. She requested to meet with him as soon as possible. When she met with the cloaked man covered in fur and leather she told him of a magical creature who took human form and ran around the forest at night. However, the creature she described was in fact Snow White, and she was taking him to kill her. Unknowingly he agreed and set out that night to hunt this magical fairy who haunted the beautiful queen. At the same time the queen sent Snow White out to explore the forest. Snow White was ecstatic that the queen, however cruel she was, let her out to see the forest she loved.

"As she danced around the Hunter was in the forest, tracking after her and looking for her. As he came to a lake he spotted Snow White's almost glowing figure bent down to look into the lake. He saw his chance and hurried over silently, knife in hand. But before he struck the blow he saw her reflection in the lake and stopped, dropping the knife and falling back. Snow White flung around to see her attacker, and she started back in the way towards the castle, scared half to death. The Hunter, who turned out to actually be the servant she'd saved a while ago, stopped her and warned her that it was the queen who'd ordered her death, and she would surely be killed if she went back. Snow White didn't know what to think, you see, she didn't trust people too much, and this was the last straw. She pulled away from the Hunter and ran as far and as fast as she could."

I stopped there, taking a deep breath and resting in silence.

"So? What happened next?" Maki asked.

"Did she meet the seven little dwarfs?" Another little girl asked.

"You might think so, but you see, she doesn't trust people, remember?" I responded. The girl puffed up her cheeks.

"Snow White really needs to start trusting people. Not everyone is bad. Like the Hunter was good, wasn't he? He was just trying to save her life?"

"You'd think so," I responded. "But when you don't trust people you tend to rely on yourself and even when someone tries to help you you're scared they have some other agenda."

"That's stupid," another girl responded rather unhappily.

"No it's not!" Maki said, almost standing up. "I can understand how Snow White feels! When you start to distrust people, sometimes you can never trust others again!" I nodded.

"So what happened next?" The little blonde girl with the soft voice asked, so I went and started again.

"Snow White ran and ran until she got clear to the other side of the forest. It was like a whole new world. Only then did she stop, exhausted from running so long and so far. She made her own little cottage to stay in, to hide, hoping she'd never have to see another human face for the rest of her life."

"But she's the queen!" One of the girls complained. "She needs to go back and save her kingdom from that evil witch!"

"Ah, yes, the evil witch! Well, she wasn't so much a witch as she was just a normal woman who just happened to be scared."

"Scared? Why is she scared?"

"Is she scared of Snow White?" I nodded.

"The queen was scared of many things, and Snow White was someone she feared the most." I paused for a quick second to look around for Kakien, but he was nowhere to be found. Whatever, I didn't care mush for him anyway. "Anyways..."

"The Hunter had given the evil queen a pig's heart instead of Snow White's, so as far as the queen knew she was dead. Snow White stayed alone for a long time until eventually an old traveler happened along her hut. Now, this old man was sick and was going to die soon. All he asked was Snow White for some soup. She was very wary of the man, but she was also kind and so she fixed him up some soup and nursed him back to health. Eventually, the man was healthy enough he was able to leave the girl, but of course Snow White didn't want him to go. You see, she was still lonely. She wanted a friend around. The old man saw her need and stayed for three more days, telling her stories and teaching her."

"So the old man is basically the 'dwarves'?"

"Yeah," I responded with a shrug.

"But the day came when the man had to leave. He told Snow White she needed to take back her throne or else her kingdom would fall into turmoil. Snow White stayed in her hut for the next few days, but the man's words never left her thoughts. Eventually she set out back to the castle. As she neared it, the queen saw her out of the window and ordered the Hunter to her at once. When the Hunter arrived she ordered him arrested for being a traitor and he was thrown into the dungeons to be executed. At the same time she called her palace wizard to turn into the Hunter in order to deceive poor Snow White and kill her."

"No!" A bunch of the girls shouted out unhappily.

"Snow White can't die!"

"Don't fall for it Snow!"

"Run away!"

"Shh!" I said again. "Can I finish?"

"Yeah!"

"When the wizard, disguised as the Hunter, came out of the shadows towards Snow White, Snow White panicked... Until she recognized the Hunter as the one who'd spared her life. The fake Hunter warned her about the queen and told her they'd go in together and kill her.

"Snow White followed him along the shadows towards the throne room, but before they got there the fake Hunter pinned her to the wall, knife in hand, about to kill her. Snow White didn't know what to do. Here, she'd trusted this man, her friend, and he was about to kill her. Was there anyone she could trust?"

"But that's not the real Hunter!" A bunch of the girls interrupted, yelling out in anger. I smiled as I continued.

"She broke down in tears, knowing nothing else to do. This caused the wizard to pause. What was he doing? How could he even think to harm such a young, innocent girl? However, it was the queen's order. Conflicted, he ran off, never to be seen again. Snow White too was conflicted. What was she to do?"

"Kill the evil queen and take back the kingdom!"

"Then free the Hunter and marry him!" A small blush came to my face and I averted my eyes.

"No, no, she couldn't do either of those things."

"Well, then what does she do?" Maki asked me. I turned to her, lips turning into a curl.

"She soon came to understand how frail the human mind is, and understood why the queen was so afraid; she understood that killing someone wasn't always the best option, and that sometimes, even though there are people who misuse your trust, there are always people who won't, and it's worth that risk to trust someone even though they might not turn out to be as trustworthy as she thought.

"And even though her kingdom hated her for who she was, eventually they came to understand her and respect her, and Snow White lived happily in her castle."

"What happened to the Hunter?" The soft voiced blonde asked.

"He was set free," I replied. I looked up at the sky, thinking about Killua. "He was set free to wander the world."

And Snow White continued to have adventures, making many more friends along the way.

I love this story! I'm so happy at how it's turning out! XD And all those little bits I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THE PUNS UNTIL I REREAD IT! Like 'Hunter' in the Snow White story? Originally it was huntsman, but I just wrote hunter. I didn't even realize... Hunter; until I reread it. :P Wow, I'm so brilliant it's seeping into my unconsciousness! XD